British airpower continues to assist French operations in Mali
A C-17 Globemaster from RAF Brize Norton conducted a changeover of Chinook airframes successfully.
Hawk jet declares emergency north of Leeds
A Royal Air Force Hawk jet, now safely on the ground, declared an emergency at 10,300ft earlier today.
C-17 airdrops cargo to nuclear submarine
A C-17 Globemaster III delivered a payload to an Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands.
Pratt & Whitney awarded contract for F-35 engine modernisation study
Pratt & Whitney will assess F135 engine enhancements required to support future F-35 weapon system capability requirements.
NATO exercise schedule – What’s coming up?
NATO advise that due to COVID-19 it is possible that exercises could be changed, reduced or cancelled.
Two thirds of NATO members to miss defence spending target
Only 10 out of 30 NATO members will hit the 2% of GDP spending goal this year.
BAE selected to develop Skyborg attritable drone
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop an attritable unmanned air vehicle system for the U.S Skyborg programme, resistance is futile.
Could the F-35 have laser weapons in the future?
Companies involved in the F-35 programme are considering laser weapon concepts for use by the aircraft.
Wildcat helicopter teams up with UAV
This is a UK first, allowing a helicopter crew to control a UAV from the cockpit as if it was one of the aircraft’s on-board sensors.
MBDA launches VL MICA NG air defence system
MBDA say that the new VL MICA NG system offers improved capabilities to handle atypical targets such as UAVs and small aircraft characterised by increasingly low observable infrared and radio frequency signatures.
